Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Pulling the bulkhead out of an ex-British Gas Sprinter meant unbolting the battery guard and a fistful of unlabelled cables. Putting it back took hours I didn't have — all because of one thing I forgot to do before I picked up the spanner.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
It's been an epic battle to try and get the bulkhead out of the van, many hours of blood, sweat, tears and non alcholic drinks. Yet here we are inching ever forward to working on the van build. Please consider a like and leaving a comment on the
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
I spent an afternoon undoing every bolt across the bulkhead, then discovered only two of them were actually holding it in. That was the easy part. The wiring behind it turned one video into a two-parter, and here's why.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Driving for hours in a van is knackering enough without the constant deluge of road noise battering your ears. Every mile feels longer when you're fighting tyre roar, wind noise, and the general racket of being inside a metal box doing 70mph. Then you finally park up. Maybe
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
What the DVLA actually needs to reclassify your van as a motorhome, the real pro's and cons and work arounds most lifers use instead.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
In this Mercedes Sprinter camper conversion, I clean and prep the floor, scrub away grime, and check for rust — practical, unglamorous progress with lessons learned along the way. A new dawn, a dodgy door, and a Dishmatic revelation It’s a new day I’ve been off sick for a
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
A cold, wet breath fogs the inside of the windscreen and the little fan heater hums like it’s trying to blow up a hot air balloon with a paper straw. It’s zero degrees in here and the heat isn’t touching the sides. Morale is similar. So today’
Van Maintenance & Repairs
Step-by-step: treating rust, applying Krust and Hammerite primer and sealing floor holes with expoxy putty during my Mercedes Sprinter Van conversion.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Getting down and dirty in this video with the Mercedes sprinter van build, although it's more of a van destruction as I take on the nemesis, the battery guard 3000.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Every van build has to start somewhere. Without a clue, tools, guidance or a care in the world, I start my first ever solo van build with my Ex British Gas Cadent Mercedes Sprinter 313.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Four screws out of a laptop rack and it went straight to the floor, because the only other thing holding it up was gravity. Here's what stripping the racking out of an ex-Cadent Sprinter actually involves, and what I found underneath it all.
Mercedes Sprinter Van Build
Alright, let's get into it. This is the beginning of my journey converting a Mercedes Transporter into a fully functional home on wheels. For those with an ex-British Gas van, you'll appreciate the rugged base these vehicles provide for a conversion. Here’s a look